Staff Manufacturing Engineer
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Job Location:
Alameda, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 155000 - 187000
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Staff Manufacturing Engineer (Space Hardware)
Overview
Our client is seeking a hands-on Staff Manufacturing Engineer to lead the manufacturing of low-volume / high-mix space hardware including launch vehicles and spacecraft engines. Youll partner closely with electrical/mechanical/test engineering technicians program managers and systems teams to ensure products are manufacturable testable safe and reliableand to rapidly resolve issues spanning design assembly and supplier quality. This is a high-impact role for a self-starter who thrives in ambiguity drives continuous improvement and bridges development and production.
What Youll Do
- Own Design for Manufacturability (DFM/DFA): Guide assemblies from design release through build and acceptance testing shaping scalable build flows
- Enable cross-functional decisions: Represent Manufacturing in concept down-selects and feasibility reviews
- Build production structure: Create and maintain mBOMs CONOPS build schedules and supporting documentation through development
- Define standard work: Write work instructions specifications and best practices across multiple high-fidelity processes
- Scale capability: Implement new manufacturing processes and support capital equipment introduction for expanded production
- Train and support technicians: Develop clear process plans and coach teams in a hardware-on-the-floor environment
- Lead issue management: Track failure modes drive root-cause and corrective actions and verify closure with owners
- Nonconformance & repair: Support design/analysis/integration to resolve off-nominal issues and create sustainable repair procedures
- Production test development: Create testing processes/requirements for high-pressure gas systems to meet rate targets
- Adapt fast: Respond to evolving designs priorities and build/test constraints in time-sensitive environments
What Were Looking For (Required)
- 5 years relevant experience including leading electrical and/or mechanical designs from inception through production
- Strong DFM/DFA backgroundproven delivery through development test and production
- Familiarity with spacecraft and/or launch vehicle design and test (education and/or on-the-job)
- Experience with capacity modeling process mapping and fault analysis
- Proficiency with CAD and GD&T
- Strong collaboration ownership mindset and clear written/verbal communication
- Comfortable presenting recommendations to stakeholders and leadership using first principles and trade studies
- Able to prioritize and execute under pressure; committed to continuous improvement
- Willing to work extended hours/weekends as needed
- Comfortable working on the floor (standing bending/stooping for extended periods)
- Bachelors degree in EE Aerospace Physics Math CS or related field (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree)
Nice to Have (Desired Multipliers)
- Experience in low-to-medium volume manufacturing and full product lifecycle development
- Quality tools and systems: RCCA PFMEA QMS process audits statistical quality metrics
- Experience with complex automated systems and risk assessment/reduction
- Working knowledge of Python or another programming language
Compensation
- $155000 $187000/year
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- CNC Programming
- Lean
- Machining
- Tooling
- CAD
- CNC
- Assembly Experience
- SolidWorks
- Kaizen
- Manufacturing
